Current through November, 2024
Section 19-139-13 - Driver education instructor certificate(a) A driver education instructor certificate will be issued authorizing the instructor to conduct driver education or behind-the-wheel driving courses or both.(b) The driver education instructor certificate will be granted upon satisfactory completion of a training course certified, or subsequently certified, under section 19-139-11 and when all requirements in section 19-139-10, have been met.(c) The driver education instructor certificate shall be non-transferable.(d) Subject to section 19-139-13(h), the driver education instructor certificate is renewable annually for four years with the submittal of a traffic abstract that records no more than one moving traffic violation within the past year, not more than two moving traffic violations within the past three years; and not more than three moving violations within the past five years; a state tax clearance; and proof of general liability and vehicle insurance,(e) Every fifth year, the certificate will be renewed:(1) Upon completion of all requirements in section 19-139-10; and(2) Upon completion of a professional development course approved by the department.(f) It is the responsibility of the certificate holder to initiate the renewal process.(g) The instructor shall provide the department a certificate of liability insurance covering commercial general liability in the sum of one million dollars, in a form and with provisions satisfactory to the department, listing the State of Hawaii and the counties as additional insureds.(h) If a certified instructor receives;(1) One moving traffic violation in one year, the instructor shall be sent a warning letter by the department;(2) If the instructor receives two moving traffic violations within three years, the instructor's certificate shall be suspended for three months;(3) If the instructor receives three moving traffic violations within five years, the instructor's certificate shall be suspended for six months;(4) If the instructor receives four moving traffic violations within ten years, the instructor's certificate shall be terminated.[Eff MAY 18 2006] (Auth: HRS § 286-108.4) (Imp: HRS § 286-108.4)